Official Cup

Norman Lee
Spectators: 143 (Terracing: 108, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Louis Halmsted started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, A.D.Berazategui's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Orlanda came free, but Osvaldo Millan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo Millan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Aimar in the 4th minute of the match. After 5 played minutes A.D.Berazategui got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Cordarrel. In the 7th minute, Lisandro Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing Club【LBF】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, A.D.Berazategui's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Orlanda came free, but Osvaldo Millan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo Millan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Lopez in the 13th minute of play. Osvaldo Millan came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Club【LBF】's Eulalio Aimar. But to his dismay, Eulalio Aimar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 18 minutes into the game, Jaime Cordero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Osvaldo Millan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Osvaldo Millan came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Club【LBF】's Jaime Cordero. But to his dismay, Jaime Cordero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 26th minute, Eulalio Aimar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Osvaldo Millan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. A.D.Berazategui's Osvaldo Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Cordero in the 30th minute of play. Osvaldo Millan came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Racing Club【LBF】's Lisandro Lopez. But to his dismay, Lisandro Lopez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Osvaldo Millan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. A.D.Berazategui's Osvaldo Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Lopez in the 36th minute of play. Jaime Cordero took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Osvaldo Millan. Osvaldo Millan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Racing Club【LBF】's Federico Orlanda got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-8 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lisandro Lopez made a kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Federico Orlanda could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Osvaldo Millan however easily saved by the left post. Raimundo Hanni's late challenge caught a Racing Club【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raimundo Hanni helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Raimundo Hanni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute Lisandro Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Millan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, A.D.Berazategui's goalkeeper Osvaldo Millan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Federico Orlanda. Osvaldo Millan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eulalio Aimar in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Eulalio Aimar made a precise shot to the right of Osvaldo Millan. A.D.Berazategui's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. Osvaldo Millan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eulalio Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Racing Club【LBF】's Lisandro Lopez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osvaldo Millan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. Osvaldo Millan made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Lucho Gonzales sent off a good shot on target. Eulalio Aimar scored 0-12 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osvaldo Millan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the A.D.Berazategui defense, Lisandro Lopez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osvaldo Millan. The A.D.Berazategui fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osvaldo Millan should have stopped the shot. Osvaldo Millan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Federico Orlanda went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-15 was the resulting score. A.D.Berazategui's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Lisandro Lopez scored to the left of an out of position Osvaldo Millan, making the score, 0-16. In the 96th minute, Eulalio Aimar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Osvaldo Millan. The goal made the score 0-17.